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package java.security.cert;

/**
 * A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting {@code CRL}s.
 * Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify
 * which {@code CRL}s should be retrieved from a {@code CertStore}.
 * <p>
 * <b>Concurrent Access</b>
 * <p>
 * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
 * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
 * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
 * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
 * separate objects need not synchronize.
 *
 * @author Steve Hanna
 * @see CRL
 * @see CertStore
 * @see CertStore#getCRLs
 * @since 1.4
 */
public interface CRLSelector extends Cloneable {

  /**
   * Decides whether a {@code CRL} should be selected.
   *
   * @param crl the {@code CRL} to be checked
   * @return {@code true} if the {@code CRL} should be selected, {@code false} otherwise
   */
  boolean match(CRL crl);

  /**
   * Makes a copy of this {@code CRLSelector}. Changes to the
   * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
   *
   * @return a copy of this {@code CRLSelector}
   */
  Object clone();
}
